Media captionRoger Gower was helping to track poachers when they fired on him A British helicopter pilot has been shot dead by elephant poachers in Tanzania, the conservation charity for which he was working has said. The Friedkin Conservation Fund said Roger Gower had been tracking poachers on Friday in the Maswa Game Reserve when [...]

Djokovic has been beaten once in six years at the Australian Open World number one Novak Djokovic beat Andy Murray in straight sets to win his sixth Australian Open title and condemn the Briton to a fifth final defeat. The Serb, 28, won 6-1 7-5 7-6 (7-3) to claim his sixth Melbourne title, tying the [...]

Media captionDavid Sillito looks back at Sir Terry Wogan’s career Veteran BBC broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan has died aged 77, after a short illness, his family has confirmed. In a statement, they said: “Sir Terry Wogan died today after a short but brave battle with cancer. “He passed away surrounded by his family. While we [...]

Angelique Kerber had won just one of her previous six matches against Serena Williams Germany’s Angelique Kerber stunned world number one Serena Williams in three sets to win her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. Kerber, seeded seventh, won a thrilling final 6-4 3-6 6-4 at Melbourne Park. The 28-year-old is the first [...]

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Residents in Madaya have been waiting to be evacuated Another 16 people have starved to death in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya since UN aid convoys reached it earlier this month, according to charity Medecins Sans Frontieres. The charity says there are also 33 people in danger of dying. [...]

Image copyright AP Image caption Ashya King left the UK to have proton beam therapy in the Czech Republic A cancer treatment at the centre of an NHS controversy in 2014 causes fewer side effects in children than conventional radiotherapy, according to new research. The study, published in The Lancet Oncology, suggests proton beam therapy [...]

Image copyright PA Image caption Charles Keidan and Rebecca Steinfeld want their relationship recognised in law, but they do not want to get married A heterosexual couple who want to enter into a civil partnership rather than marry have lost a High Court challenge. Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan, from London, were told in 2014 [...]

Image copyright PA Image caption Waves breaking on the sea front in Ardrossan, Scotland Storm Gertrude is sweeping across the UK with winds of more than 90mph causing damage and travel disruption. Scotland has had the brunt of the bad weather and a rare Met Office red alert is in place for Orkney and Shetland. [...]

Image copyright PA Image caption Mr Cameron has cancelled a trip to Sweden to hold talks with Jean-Claude Juncker David Cameron is travelling to Brussels for talks on allowing Britain to curb in-work benefits for migrants – with the permission of other EU nations. The so-called “emergency brake” plan is aimed at breaking the deadlock [...]

Novak Djokovic advances to the Australian Open final, where he is unbeaten in five previous appearances Novak Djokovic advanced to his sixth Australian Open final with a 6-1 6-2 3-6 6-3 victory over Roger Federer. The world number one dominated the first two sets with some superb hitting, then had to hold off a spirited [...]